11-14 years (KS3)

KS3. Scottish levels E / F

Examining the historical significance and impact of the Normans on the medieval world, the origins and spread of Norman power, life in pre-Norman Ireland, the life of the castle, feudalism, the Black Death and the Norman legacy.

14-19 year olds

KS2 / 3. Scottish levels C–F

Based on unique aerial footage, the history of Britain is captured in the evolving landscapes and architectures of the last 2000 years, providing a platform for the study of local history and of six key historical periods.

KS3 / GCSE+. Scottish levels E / SG / HS

How documentary film-makers, news reel and feature films have shaped the interpretation of key twentieth-century events, including revolution in Russia, conflict in the Middle East and the troubles in Northern Ireland.

KS3 / GCSE+. Scottish levels SG / HS

KS3. Scottish level E

The remarkable roof carvings of Norwich Cathedral, a high-point of Medieval art, comprise thousands of brightly painted keystones, portraying stories from the Old and New Testaments and the beliefs and narratives of the Middle Ages.

KS3. Scottish level E

One the British Library's most prized objects, the Luttrell Psalter is a fourteenth century illuminated manuscript portraying scenes from the Bible, everyday medieval life, but also visions of Heaven and Hell together with fantastic creatures.

KS3. Scottish levels E / F / SG / NQs

KS3 / GCSE. Scottish level E / F / SG / NQs

The history and evolution of the weapons and machines which shaped the twentieth century, from the invention of the machine gun and the first fighter aircraft to Cold War strategies and the new 'smart' weaponry.

KS3. Scottish level E

How were historical events understood at the time? Newspaper editorials, press reports and readers' letters give a contemporary slant to historical events, including the Great Exhibition, the Suffragette movement, and the General Strike.

KS 3. Scottish levels C – F

KS4. Scottish levels NQs

Demythologizing Scottish history. Investigative activities encourage students to challenge historical accounts of the Scottish wars of independence, the Reformation, the Act of Union, Scottish exile and the Irish in Scotland.

KS3. Scottish levels E / F

KS 2 / 3 / 4 / GCSE+. Scottish levels D / E / F / SQ / NQs

Materials to support the animated version of 'War Game', Michael Foreman's account of the 'Christmas Truce' when a group of World War One soldiers lay aside their animosities to play a game of football in No Man's Land.

14-16 years (KS4)

From the Russian Revolution in 1905 to the massacres in Bosnia in the 1990s, we see that the world was at war almost continuously throughout the last century. In fact, in this six-part series, historian and presenter Niall Ferguson argues that there weren't two world wars and a Cold War, but rather a single Hundred Years' War.